1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football
National champion Big Ten champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#2
1944 record	9–0 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 72,754)

1944 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#8 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#15 Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Iowa	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1944 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 record. The Buckeyes also outscored opponents 287–79 during the season. The team was named a national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Missouri*	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 54–0	29,908
October 7	Iowa	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 34–0	35,358
October 14	at #19 Wisconsin	#8	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 20–7	40,000
October 21	#6 Great Lakes Navy*	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 26–6	73,477
October 28	Minnesota	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 34–14	43,563
November 4	Indiana	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–7	56,380
November 11	Pittsburgh*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 54–19	26,158
November 18	vs. Illinois	#4	Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 26–12	83,627
November 25	#6 Michigan	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	W 18–14	71,958
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Coaching staff

• Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year

Awards and honors

• Les Horvath, Heisman Trophy^[2]

1945 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jack Dugger	2	12	Tackle	Pittsburgh Steelers
Gordon Appleby	3	26	Center	New York Giants
Gene Fekete	6	49	Fullback	Detroit Lions
Bill Hackett	13	131	Guard	Green Bay Packers
Bob Jabbusch	17	174	Guard	New York Giants
Cecil Souders	25	259	End	Washington Redskins
John Priday	31	324	Back	Green Bay Packers

References

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1944
2. http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html